Medicinals

mài dōng / 麦冬 / 麥冬 / ophiopogon [root];

Latin pharmacognostic name: Ophiopogonis Radix

Alternate English names: lilyturf [root]

Alternate Chinese names: 麦门冬 mài mén dōng

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Supplementing agents / Yīn-supplementing agents

Properties: Sweet, slightly bitter; slightly cold.

Channel entry: stomach, lung, and heart channels.

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 6–12g in decoctions. Traditionally, the core (心 xīn, literally ""heart"") is removed for clearing lung or stomach heat but is not removed when treating heart patterns.

Warning:

Contraindicated in spleen-stomach vacuity cold with reduced eating and sloppy stool, in wind-cold common cold, and in phlegm-rheum and damp turbidity.

Quality:

The best quality tubers are fat, light in color, and semi-translucent. They are soft and supple, have a sticky texture in the mouth, and give off a pleasant scent.

Product Area:

Zhèjiāng, Sìchuān, and less importantly Jiāngsū, Guìzhōu, Yúnnán, Guǎngxī, ānhuī, Húběi, Húnán.

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